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A young man with a religious calling begins following a very different path in this independent drama based on a true story. Sam Gold (Jesse Eisenberg) is a Hasidic Jew in his late teens who lives with his family in Brooklyn. Sam's father, Mendel (Mark Ivanir), runs a fabric store and Sam helps out when he isn't busy with his rabbinical studies. But Mendel isn't an especially good businessman, a fact that's become very obvious to Sam, and his uncertain financial future has caused his fiancee's parents to call off the couple's upcoming wedding. Sam is also suffering from a bit of jealousy toward his best friend, Leon (Jason Fuchs), who seems to have better luck in both life and academics, so when Leon's older brother, Yosef (Justin Bartha), offers Sam some good-paying part-time work, he's more than interested. Sam is instructed to fly to Amsterdam, pick up a parcel, and bring it back; it's not until he comes home to New York that it dawns on Sam that he's transporting drugs, but between the hefty payroll, the charm of Amsterdam-based ecstasy wholesaler Jackie Solomon (Danny A. Abeckaser), and the beauty of Jackie's sexy paramour, Rachel (Ari Graynor), Sam begins to think life in the drug game might be just the thing for him after all.

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ProducerPer Melita, Tory Tunnell, Jen Gatien, Danny A. Abeckaser

EAN5060269890267

eBay Product ID (ePID)109548435

Product Key Features

ActorJustin Bartha, Jesse Eisenberg, Ari Graynor

Film/TV TitleHoly Rollers

DirectorKevin Asch

LanguageEnglish

Run Time89 Mins

Release Year2011

FormatDVD

FeaturesInterview with Jesse Eisenberg\Cast and crew commentary\Deleted scenes\Justin and Jesse interview\Trailers

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ReviewsGuardian UK - [A] breathless, enjoyable comedy-thriller., Daily Telegraph - Jesse Eisenberg, in the main role, enhances the film again and again with his comic timing and ability to nail the part of a sheltered ingΘnu with an incipient rebel streak., Film 4 - It is understated, but compelling, with yet another standout performance from Jesse Eisenberg.

ScreenwriterAntonio Macia

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleHoly Rollers

Consumer AdviceContains strong language and hard drug use and drugs theme